2 yr doc visit

so we went to the doctor today, since i totally blanked on her original appointment back in november! man, that was a hectic week. what was i thinking scheduling an appointment 2 days before we go out of town? sheesh.

the doctor visit was nothing but positive. nissa's up to 25.5 pounds, 34 7/8 inches long; putting her into the 25th percentile for both. didn't get her head measurement, though. i'll have to look at that one myself. after all the poking and gut massaging, the doc gave her a clean bill of health. we both got a good chuckle when we noticed nissa holding her breath while the doc listened in with the stethoscope. her speech and motor skills are up to par, so it's all good. iron levels from the blood test came back perfect - a rarity according to the doctor. not shots either, just a flu mist and we were done. best appointment ever. BONUS: we didn't get charged the missed appointment fee either.

after getting back home and giving adam the run down, he was off to practice. the first thing nissa did was to announce "nissa practice" and head for her toy box. she pulled out her play guitar and proceeded to practice, of course. after that, i proposed a chat with grandma and grandpa g, and nissa liked the idea. so nissa and i called grandma and grandpa g on the webcam. nissa and grandpa had a good time passing things thru the camera: goldfish crackers and cotton balls. you could see the doubt and confusion on her face, but her young innocence took over quickly enough. it was terrible slight-of-hand on my part, but if it works, i'm not complaining! the call was ended in the perfect way: my little bucket head (from the blocks, blocks on the floor next to the desk) blew kisses from inside the bucket. puckering on the inside, hand motions on the outside. too hilarious to watch. hand on the inside was found to not work as well at all.

ok, funny story time. we're in the van the other day and we're listening to none other than the loop (rocks!). a geico commercial comes on and nissa shouts "gecko!" she remembers the gecko from the geico commercial, i guess from recognizing the company name and voice over guy? too bizarre.

nissa had art class again today and it sounded pretty fun. they made cotton ball polar bears, construction paper penguins, colored a picture of a penguin and got to use scratch off paper (with sparkly colors underneath). plus, she brought home her clay and tile mosaic.